History of Psychology The Making of a Science 1st Edition By Kardas - Test Bank

Chapter 2: From Prehistory to Civilization

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Using Carl Sagan’s analogy, suppose the Big Bang occurred on January 1st, the solar system formed on September 9th, and the earth formed on September 14th. On what date did life begin as one celled organisms?

a.	September 16th	c.	October 9th
b.	September 25th	d.	December 16th

ANS: B DIF: Conceptual REF: Introduction

2. Using Carl Sagan’s analogy, suppose the Big Bang occurred on January 1st, the solar system formed on September 9th, and the earth formed on September 14th. On what date did dinosaurs appear?

a.	November 27th	c.	December 24th
b.	December 3rd	d.	December 31st

ANS: C DIF: Conceptual REF: Introduction

3. Using Carl Sagan’s analogy, suppose the Big Bang occurred on January 1st, the solar system formed on September 9th, and the earth formed on September 14th. When did the first human-like creatures appear?

a.	November 28th	c.	December 25th
b.	December 9th	d.	December 30th

ANS: D DIF: Conceptual REF: Introduction

4. Using Carl Sagan’s analogy, suppose the Big Bang occurred on January 1st, the solar system formed on September 9th, and the earth formed on September 14th. At what time on December 31st were the first cities built?

a.	12 noon	c.	10:30:15 p.m.
b.	5:15 p.m.	d.	11:59:35 p.m.

ANS: D DIF: Conceptual REF: Introduction

5. Which of the following refers to a member of one of the primate genera in the line of descent to modern humans?

a.	hominin	c.	Australopithecus
b.	sapiens	d.	Rudolfensis

ANS: A DIF: Factual REF: Introduction

6. Which of the following is a member of the same family, Hominidae, as humans?

a.	orangutans	c.	lemurs
b.	spider monkeys	d.	tarsiers

ANS: A DIF: Factual REF: Early Hominins

7. Which statement is true of hominins?

a.	There are four hominin species:  humans, chimps, gorillas, and monkeys.
b.	Hominins went extinct around the same time that the dinosaurs went extinct.
c.	Neanderthals won in the competition with hominins to become the sole ancestors of humans.
d.	The hominin species, Homo sapiens, populated the world by about 40,000 years ago.

ANS: D DIF: Factual REF: Early Hominins

8. Which of the following indicates the characteristic of walking upright on the hind feet?

a.	bipedalism	c.	ambulation
b.	mobility	d.	dual limb movement

ANS: A DIF: Factual REF: Basic Human Characteristics

9. What refers to the bent hip, bent knee walking style of chimpanzees?

a.	pseudo bipedalism	c.	quad-ambulation
b.	knuckle walking	d.	primitive mobility

ANS: B DIF: Factual REF: Basic Human Characteristics

10. When did tools such as hand axes and choppers first arise?

a.	4.5 million years ago	c.	2.5 million years ago
b.	3.5 million years ago	d.	1.5 million years ago

ANS: D DIF: Factual REF: Basic Human Characteristics

11. What can be inferred by the Acheulean tools?

a.	Toolmakers held the highest status in their communities.
b.	Toolmakers had to be able to select materials and envision the final product.
c.	Toolmakers were a wealthy group who passed on their “businesses” to their sons.
d.	Toolmakers were primarily male children who were too young to hunt.

ANS: B DIF: Conceptual REF: Basic Human Characteristics

12. Which of the following best characterizes Levallois tools?

a.	They were simple tools, made from chipping larger stones.
b.	They were developed as hunting tools about 750,000 years ago.
c.	They were made from naturally occurring metal.
d.	They were broad, flat tools that could be used immediately after they were made.

ANS: D DIF: Conceptual REF: Basic Human Characteristics

13. How long ago did language arise?

a.	100,000 years ago	c.	50,000 years ago
b.	75,000 years ago	d.	25,000 years ago

ANS: C DIF: Conceptual REF: Basic Human Characteristics

14. Which of the following appears to be a correlate of the evolution of language skills?